By Dave Andrusko The family of Lauren Hill, the courageous freshman at Mt. St. Joseph college, announced last night that Lauren has entered hospice care. Lauren, battling inoperable brain cancer, has been a profile in courage as she refused to allow her disease...
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Two women facing terminal brain disease, two profoundly different legacies
By Dave Andrusko I am convinced that anyone who read our stories about Brittany Maynard would come away knowing two things. We were deeply respectful of what she was going through and the enormous impact her terminal brain disease had on this young woman and...
Courageous teen athlete with terminal brain cancer awarded with her own Wheaties box
By Dave Andrusko No one, least of all me, would be surprised by the outpouring of “high fives” and tears for 19-year-old college freshman Lauren Hill, whom we talked about earlier this week. Hill, a freshman at Mount St. Joseph University, is gamely battling...
Teen basketball player using her terminal brain cancer diagnosis to raise money to raise awareness and fight the disease
By Dave Andrusko I happened to be trolling the television Sunday when I caught the last part of an incredible story about Lauren Hill. I immediately knew I had to write about this remarkable teenager but, alas, promptly forgot. Fortunately Kathy Ostrowski, of...